In Hong Kong, where Japanese anime is very popular, a new store selling anime character goods has opened and is bustling with people.
This store, located in a corner of a shopping mall on the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong, sells Fujiko F. Fujio's representative work "Doraemon" goods for a limited period of about three weeks from the 30th of last month.
At the venue, there is an approximately one-meter-long object on display, and many people line up to take pictures with them.
In Hong Kong, "Doraemon" began to be broadcast on TV in the 1980s, and movies are often screened, and it is widely popular among children and adults.
A man in his 60s said, "My grandson likes the theme song, so I brought him with me today."
Also, a woman in her 30s who visited the store with her child said, "I've been a fan since I was little. I can't go to Japan, so I can't wait to see it in Hong Kong."
In Hong Kong, works such as "Pocket Monsters" and "Chibi Maruko-chan" have been broadcast on TV, and there are permanent stores selling character goods such as "My Neighbor Totoro", and Japanese animation is gaining popularity. increase.